I used to use Sniffer and switched to EtherPeek a couple years ago and never regretted it. A couple times I found that EtherPeek didn't decode a protocol as well as Sniffer, but I reported it, and the next release had a better decode.
The best thing about EtherPeek is that the user interface is so intuitive. Everything works the way you expect it to. Sniffer is a bit more clumsy and Ethereal is definitely more clumsy. It took me hours to figure out filters on Ethereal! Filters on Sniffer took quite a while too, come to think of it. They are obvious with EtherPeek. Ethereal does do a great job considering it's free, though. It decodes almost as many protocols as the others and just as competently. Mainly I use an analyzer for protocol analysis. I don't use the expert system on either Sniffer or EtherPeek NX. I find that both of them alert you to problems that aren't really problems. Anyway, I do highly recommend EtherPeek. Sorry I don't have any more details on features in one or the other though. Priscilla Dave C. wrote: > > I work for a small growing business and am currently evaluating > two types of network analyzer software. EtherPeek NX and > Sniffer Portable (Sniffer Pro). > > Since the versions that I have are not the full production > versions (only for evalutation purposes), I am limited to the > functionality I can do with each. > > I know there is an extensive difference in price (Etherpeek NX > is somewhere around $2000-2500 range, and Sniffer Portable > (Pro) is somewhere greater than $10,000. For a small growing > company, it is hard to justify over $10,000 for a piece of > software, when I can get something comparable for much less, > especially when we are in a time where we have to justify our > jobs. > > What I would like to know, if anyone has experience with both > of these applications, and what capabilities that Sniffer Pro > offers, that Etherpeek NX does not. > > I would also like to know if anyone has experience with > Ethereal (for Linux). I know it is free and it has much less > functionality than Etherpeek NX or Sniffer, but I would like an > opinion on that to. > > Thanks. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=72349&t=72346 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
